From our experience we can testify that one single day in the house of God is better than a thousand anywhere else. We may be away from God and we may think “we have the time of our life”, but when we come into the house of God and we aspire to have the highways to Zion in our heart, taking the way of the church internally, we will realize how good it is to be here! We would rather “stand at the threshold of the house of God than dwell in the tents of the wicked” (Psa. 84:10). It is much better to be at the door, on the threshold, of the house of God, than to be in the house / tent of the wicked. [continue reading online]
the all-inclusive Christ in Matthew: Christ is the Son of Man, the Baptizer, and the light of life!
What an all-inclusive Christ we have! In every book of the Bible, in every chapter, and even in every verse you can see Christ – He is all-inclusive! This morning we enjoyed three more aspects of Christ in the gospel of Matthew – Christ as the Son of Man, Christ as the Baptizer, and Christ […]
When we receive the Word of God, Christ as life comes in and this life is the light shining within!
In the beginning of everything – in eternity past, before time existed – there was the Word: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God! (John 1:1) Christ Himself is the Word of God as the definition, explanation, and expression of God. The Word is God […]
Christ was given by God as a covenant and as a light to the nations – we can enjoy Him in our spirit!
On the one hand, Christ is the Mediator and the Executor of the new and better covenant, and on the other hand Christ Himself was given by God as a covenant to His people! In at least one place in Isaiah Jehovah says that He has “set” Christ as a covenant to His people – […]